‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Farewell Mr. Smith!

Before we delve into the everything, let’s take a moment. We all know that 2013 is the final year of the Eleventh Doctor, and we all know that they are filming the Doctor Who Christmas special right now. But you may not have realized that Matt Smith has officially finished filmingDoctor Who. His Doctor may have yet to meet his previous incarnation in “The Day of the Doctor” and then meet his own regeneration moment at Christmas, but the wig is officially off, and he’s heading out of the TARDIS and into his own brand of immortality on the stage and screen.

Which means that this selection of his most wondrous lines (from Seasons 5 and 6) will soon take on the patina of ancient Whovian history.

• Catherine Tate and David Tennant did a panel at the BFI last weekend (here are some photos). David talked about leaving and returning to the show, saying “part of me would have stayed doing it forever. But it’s one of those things where you just have to take a deep breath and think: ‘If I don’t leave this show now, people will resent me still being there in 25 years.’”

Fraser McAlpine

Fraser has been writing and broadcasting about music and popular culture for over 15 years, first at the Top of the Pops website, and most recently for the NME, Guardian and MSN. He also wrote BBC Radio 1's Chart Blog and reviews albums for BBC Radio 2.
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